RU2466452C1 - Conveyor system of automatic design with virtual workplaces - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: information technologies.

SUBSTANCE: system of conveyor automated design comprises subsystems of development and subsystems of debugging, from which a development system comprises facilities to support a code storage - a set of processes physically arranged in the form of binary executable modules, joined with facilities to generate a fund of processes of an automated system, facilities to create a descriptor of an automated workplace (AWP), generating a list of processes of each AWP with reference to processes of the processes fund, and in order to match identifiers of users and AWP descriptors there are facilities to assign AWP to users and a script editor, and a debugging subsystem is arranged in the form of facilities to debug scripts, a processes interface, command interaction and a facility to monitor automated system resources.

EFFECT: automation of a function to assemble an automated system from finished components and performance of testing serviceability of these elements.

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Description

The invention relates to automation systems based on the use of computers.

Modern opportunities are changing our ideas about the organization of the work process. The personal computer, which has become in recent decades an integral attribute of the office and a means of fulfilling most office tasks, ceases to keep pace with the growing needs of users. The real tools of the user is software that is only tied to a PC, making it an intermediate link in the corporate information system. As a result, cloud computing (cloud computing) is actively developing, when users have access to their own data, but do not manage or think about the infrastructure, operating system and, in fact, the software with which they work.

However, with the growth of organizations, the use of custom PCs in the IT infrastructure causes a number of difficulties:

- high transaction costs to support the computer park;

- the complexity associated with managing desktop PCs;

- providing users with safe and reliable access to software and applications necessary for work;

- technical support for users;

- installation and updating of licenses for software and maintenance;

- backup, etc.

Increasing demands necessitate processes that must be operated with the highest degree of efficiency, reliability and safety. Therefore, it is known that from the time of design it is necessary to fully automate production processes through the flow of information using a computer.

The closest analogue of this technical solution (prototype) is the Geoinformation System of the Electric Networks Enterprise (utility model certificate RU 30014 U1, application 2002128226, announced October 23, 2002, published on June 10, 2003, bulletin No. 16), containing common resources

(Windows NT-server) and automated workstations (AWS) of users are interconnected by a local area network (LAN), and shared resources (Windows NT-server) contain a database (DB), connected via MS SQL server to a virtual functional backbone DB, WEB-pages with normative and reference information (NSI), through a WEB-server connected to the virtual functional WEB trunk, shared files, through a file server connected to the virtual functional trunk FS (file-server).

A disadvantage of the known system is its small functionality, due to the specifics of the professional orientation of the system and not fully satisfying the needs of an automated design system with the concept of conveyor design.

The technical result achieved by the claimed invention is to expand the functionality by automating the assembly function of an automated system (AS) from the finished components and conducting performance testing of these elements.

The claimed technical result is achieved by the fact that the automated conveyor engineering system contains development subsystems and debugging subsystems, of which the development subsystem includes means for supporting the code repository - a set of processes physically executed in the form of binary executable modules associated with the means of forming a process pool of an automated system, tools for creating a workstation descriptor (AWS), forming a list of processes for each AWP with reference to Processes Fund processes and to match user IDs and handles ARM tools are purpose workstation users and scripting editor, and debugging subsystem is designed as a means of debugging scripts, interface processes, team interaction and AU resources controls.

The proposed system provides the effective formation of a hierarchy of computer technology pipelines, which make it possible to reasonably formalize and automate all types and stages of this process. A conveyor is a set of hardware, software, and organizational tools distributed in space in accordance with the structure of the control object and solving an interconnected set of tasks.

The main task of each conveyor is a reliable and timely presentation of complete, reliable information suitable for its subsequent functional use at the upper levels of the hierarchy. All conveyors are built according to a single concept, with a unified interface. Based on the foregoing, the proposed computer-aided design (SAC) system was created as a structure of computer technology pipelines. NAO allows a trained user to create any pipeline from the hierarchy with virtually no programmers involved. For each pipeline, you can design your own database (DB) based on existing or newly created templates. The database structure can be arbitrary, which allows the used database management system (DBMS).

The invention is illustrated by drawings, which depict:

figure 1 is a functional diagram of the SAK;

figure 2 - the formation of the descriptor AWP;

figure 3 - diagram of the operation linking all components of the system for automatic start;

4 is a diagram of the starting processes of the background mode of the system.

The implementation of the invention

The computer-aided design (SAK) system is designed to automate the assembly function of an automated system (AS) from ready-made components and to test the performance of these components both in a single survey mode and in combination with other interacting components.

Functionally, the NAC consists of a development subsystem and a debug subsystem.

The development subsystem includes:

- Support tools for code storage - a set of processes (physically - binary executable modules);

- means of forming a fund of processes of an automated system;

- means of creating a descriptor AWP;

- means of assigning AWP to users.

Additionally, the development subsystem includes:

- scripted metalanguage;

- script editor.

The debugging subsystem includes:

- metalanguage description of the command interface of processes;

- script debugging tools;

- debugging tools for the process interface;

- debugging tools for team interaction;

- AU resource control tools.

Tools for creating a workstation descriptor specify the list of processes for each workstation that are launched at its start or by a workstation user during its operation. At the same time, the main menu of the workstation is formed, in which references are made to the processes of the processes fund of the automated system.

Assignment tools for AWP users allow matching user identifiers and AWP descriptors. Thus, the workstations available to the user are determined, which he can download at workstations. Two identical workstations cannot be downloaded by the same user. In fact, loading the second workstation with the same user ID indirectly indicates the commission of unauthorized access to the system. The best way to avoid such a case of penetration is to make such a possibility fundamentally unavailable, which is one of the design features of the system.

Actually binary process codes are placed in the code repository, which contains, in addition to the process code itself, some descriptive part for convenient cataloging of the process.

For the formation of speakers the whole set of processes is not needed. Moreover, the processes are needed in a certain quality, with certain parameters, etc. Thus, for use inside the developed AS, the processes should be allocated to a special process pool, in which each process is expanded with additional parameters necessary for use in this AS. It is noteworthy that the same process from the code repository can be involved in the process fund more than once.

The process fund contains a descriptive part of all the processes involved in the designed AC. However, to separate the processes according to the workstation, another decomposition of the processes is necessary. Since the user can start processes from his desktop, the names of the processes should be reflected in the corresponding user menu. Each such menu corresponds to a specific AW speaker. Figure 2 shows the formation of the AWP descriptor. Information about the part of the user interface — the user menu, which can be formed interactively by constructing a hierarchy of subordinate menu items consisting of groups, subgroups, and a description of the actual processes should be placed in the AWP descriptor. In the event that the processes should be started in the background, immediately after loading the workstation, their reflection in the user menu is not required.

The last operation, linking all the components of the system together for automatic start, is to assign AWP to users. The scheme of this operation is reflected in figure 3.

The AWP descriptor is a carrier of information about all processes that must be launched on the AWP, including both background processes that start immediately after the AWP is loaded, and those processes that the user starts independently.

Maintaining users in the system assumes that a list of AS users with their authority exists and is maintained.

The operation for the appointment of the workstation determines the list of available workstations for each user of the system. In fact, the user has the right to download only one AWP on a given technical tool (computer), however, within the AS, he can download all AWS available to him at the same time, without duplication. This allows the user to use, for example, two computers at the same time: one to display some incoming information, the other directly to work.

The process of loading the workstation of a specific user begins with the procedure for registering it in the system. If this operation is successful, in accordance with the bundle defined by the operation of assigning the AWP, the AWP user is offered a choice of a list of available AWPs. Moreover, if the user has already downloaded any of these AWPs, in order to avoid duplication, the choice of such AWP is not provided.

After the user selects the workstation from the list, preparations are made for the formation of the working field of the main screen of the user interface. During this operation, information about the processes defined for this AWP is retrieved from the AWP descriptor. Based on this information, the main menu of the user interface is formed, and background processes are started.

The diagram of the described procedure is reflected in figure 4.

Claims (1)

A computer-aided design system containing development subsystems and debugging subsystems, of which the development subsystem includes means for supporting a code repository - a set of processes physically executed in the form of binary executable modules associated with means for creating a process pool of an automated system, and means for creating an automated worker descriptor places (AWP), together forming a list of processes of each AWP with reference to the processes fund processes, and to bring in correspondence between user identifiers and AWP descriptors there are means for assigning AWP to users and a script editor, and the debugging subsystem is made in the form of script debugging tools, a process interface, team interaction, and AS resource controls.

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